I agree with you up to a point. However there are real limits to what the rich and powerful can do before the peasants revolt. The current American Elites have

I agree with you up to a point. However there are real limits to what the rich and powerful can do before the peasants revolt. The current American Elites have completely forgotten the concept of "noblesse oblige" and I believe we are currently seeing the start of a peasant rebellion. It starts with rejection of the mainstream media, academics, and other "experts". In the case of Peter Thiel, he is extremely hated among emerging factions of the radical left and dissident right.